6 USC § 314a - FEMA programs

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title: "6 USC § 314a - FEMA programs"
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title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "314a"
section_name: "FEMA programs"
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chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
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subchapter_name: "NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–347, title VI, § 612, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1943.)"
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# § 314a. FEMA programs

April 1, 2007

Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, as of , the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall be responsible for the radiological emergency preparedness program and the chemical stockpile emergency preparedness program.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–347, title VI, § 612, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1943.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006, also known as the SAFE Port Act, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

References to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considered to refer and apply to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see , set out as a note under .